Ruby Update

Hi Everybody,

My poor Ruby has been admitted to doggy hospital this morning and she is having different tests ,
more blood taken and a scan done. 
She is not well and is so lethargic.

 She doesn't want to eat, go for walks, bark at the postman or growl at the cat. She looks really miserable and can't get comfortable at all. 

The scan they are doing is to check her pancreas and  hopefully they will find out what is making her so poorly. 

The blood tests will check her thyroid and liver again. I am not a vet and I don't know what is wrong but I know my dog and I do know that she is not well, and none of the treatment that she has had has made her any better.

Please keep her in your thoughts and hope she gets better soon.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Circle Frames

Hi Everybody,

This was a card I made from the Nested Fancy Frames Circle dies and I have used it to partially cover the front of my card.

I embossed the largest circles in to another panel of white card for really elegant look  and then used the smaller one to cut the pattern out.

It was then backed with some of the pretty papers that I have been using in the cards that I made last week. Foam pads are used to raise it up from the base card

The Congratulations die is from the Thoughtful Words die set and I have cut it in pink and simply added it to my card.

It is a DL sized card that I have used in Landscape and because the card is flat it will fit into a standard sized envelope.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx 

Winner

Hi Everybody,

This is a very sad weekend for many people around the world as we have lost our Queen this week at the age of 96. She has ruled over us for 70 years and I for one do not remember any other monarch in my lifetime as I was only four when she ascended to the throne.

 I remember my dad taking me to see her when she visited Bolton, on her tour of the UK, just after she came to the throne. And sadly he died in January the year after when I was five. 

On another sad note it would have been my Griffs 75 birthday today and this evening we are all having a  get together at Griffs youngest daughters house to remember him. I can't believe how quickly those years have gone by since he died and it will be four this coming November.  

Life changes but it does go on, and sometimes it can be very hard, as those of you who have lost someone will surely know.

To cheer things up a little I have done the draw for yesterdays Poinsettia and the name today is ...

Christi Neal

would you email me your postal address please to
christina@card-making-magic.com
and it will be on its way to you.

I hope you enjoy the gift when it arrives with you and please let me know that you have it safely.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Perfect Poinsettia

 Hi Everybody,

Another Christmas themed "Give Away" today and this one is from me Card Making Magic.

It is the large die that will create a beautiful Poinsettia for your designs, whatever they are.

In the magazine I have an article that shows you how I made some tags for your gift parcels and a banner to decorate your home.

All are easy to do and there is a paper pack download that you can get also to enhance your designs. 

If you would like this in your crafting stash then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of the post with your FULL NAME and from those comments one will be chosen at random as the winner.

Be sure to come back and check if it is your name that is shown as the winner.

I am happy to send this to you wherever you are and it doesn't matter if you have won before.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Altenew

Hi Everybody,

For todays card I have used the same stamp, from the Craft Your Life Project Kit for last November, to add the ghost impression for the background panel.

Then I stamped the flowers again onto some more card and coloured them in with the layered stencils and this adds the shading to the flowers very easily.

The matching dies cut them out perfectly and they have been added to my card front with foam tape to raise them up.

The sequins dotted around highlight the green in the leaves and the sentiment is from another Altenew stamp set that I have had for a long time.

I enjoy using these kits as they are such good value. They include the dies, stamps, stencils and a 3-D embossing folder in each kit, and this kit is called Elegant Motifs

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx 

Nested Fancy Circles

Hi Everybody,

Both of todays cards are using the beautiful paper pack from Simply Made Crafts by Helen Griffin. 

The papers in it are gorgeous and make really feminine cards. 

It is the Summer Fun Paper Pack and there are 24, 12x12 sheets each at 250gsm so a good weight to add to your designs.

For this first card I have laid the detailed die from the circles into the 6x6 white card front and run it through the machine. This keeps the pattern in the card. 

From the paper pack I have used the pink stripy one to add the centre to my design and I have fussy cut a lot of the flowers from the large floral paper

The flowers have been added at varying heights using foam pads, and with leaves pushed into the display as they are added. The LOVE YOU sentiment has been cut in gold mirror card and stacked several times onto some more of the word,  cut in white card

This card has used the same paper to cut the large

shaped centre piece, with the smallest detailed die cut in white for the middle.

I used the pink stripy paper as the background and added large pink roses from the Card Making Magic Embellishment collection. 

The base card is cream and so I continued that theme to the front of the design with flourishes that have been added to the flowers.

I think both are very pretty cards and I have lots of the papers left for other projects 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Altenew Project Life Kit

Hi Everybody,

Todays card is using the new kit from Altenew for August 2022, and this is Magnolia and Blooms 

I have stamped the image with Versamark onto Parchment and then heat embossed it in gold powder.

The image has then been lightly coloured on the wrong side to add shading to the flowers.

The result is very delicate. I have then added it to a panel that has been run through the embossing folder in the kit and ink splattered with black and gold.

I  cut some of the design off the main image and repositioned it on the card, then carefully placed foam tape under the flowers so that it cannot be seen from the front of the card and added it to the embossed panel.

The sentiment is from the same stamp set and the grey pearls are my finishing touch.  

This little A2 card is using the same set but I have added it an embossed panel using a folder from my own collection.

The stamped image is again gold heat embossed and by cutting up the larger portion I ended up with two cards.

Getting a 2fer is always a good deal and uses up all the extra bits that you may have on your desk.

The little butterfly on this card is something that has been in my bit box for a while and I thought that this was a prefect place to add it in.

The sentiment is also from my own collection and I have add all the links at the bottom of the post.

Some of them are affiliate links which means I will get a small commission if you buy through the links.

And this is the other card created from the larger portion of the stamped image.

The image has been coloured using the matching stencil in the kit and this is an easy way to colour them, especially if you don't like colouring.

I am happy with all of these cards made from one kit and I really love the Altenew Craft Your Life kits which come out monthly.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Ink Smooshed panels

Hi Everybody,

The little panels on this card are the left overs from the one I used on Tuesdays card. 

The only difference is that these have not been edged in the gold embossing powder.

But I have cut them with the Torn Edges die set and used another die cut to enhance them. 

They have then been added to another panel that has been in an embossing folder.

The finished card is an A2 size and has been layered with pink card under the embossed folder layer.

The flowers are some from a previous project and the pearl flourish is from my stash but is part of the embellishments collection from Card making Magic.

I have simply cut it up to fit my card. The sentiment is part of the new Special Words Collection that the Torn Edges are in.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Winner

 Hi Everybody,

Here we are at the end of another week and it is still hot. I for one will be so glad when it cools down and better still when it rains. What is the weather like in your part of the world ? Ruby is much better agin today and is eating normally. She is a very food orientated dog so when she is off her food I know she is not well.

So for now, the draw for yesterdays offering has been done and the winner this week is 

Ann Topp

please can you email me your postal address to 
christina@card-making-magic.com
and the pack will be in the post to you straight away.

I woild be happy if you could let me know that you have received it ok and I hope you enjoy playing with it once it arrives.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Beautiful Baubles by Chloe

Hi Everybody,

What a difference one week can make ... last week my Ruby was not well and this week after responding well to her treatment she is much better.

We have been for a lovely walk in Witch Wood earlier today and then it was home for lunch and she ate that with relish.

I am so glad that she is OK again, and very relieved too.

So todays offering is from Simply Cards & Papercraft and it has the lovely die and stamp set from Chloe Endean. I will also send the magazine for you to browse at your leisure, and it is full of ideas and inspiration for you to try for yourself.

So if you would like this to join your personal crafting stash then all you need to do is leave me a comment with your FULL NAME.
From those comments one name will be chosen as the winner and announced in a blog post over the weekend.

Be sure to add your full name and come back to see if it is your name that is listed.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx